Australia name a 13-member squad for their two-Test series against Bangladesh with captain Pat Cummins and senior bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon returning to the group. Multiple outlets report the trio are fit after injury setbacks, giving Australia what is described as a return to full strength for the series. Sky Sports, NDTV and other reports say Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon are included in the squad for both matches, strengthening Australia’s bowling attack. Wisden also notes the series begins on August 13, while Yahoo Sports and Times of India add that the first Test is in Darwin and the second is in Mackay. Yahoo Sports frames the Bangladesh series as the start of a busy 12-month period for Australia and notes the team is leading the World Test Championship standings entering the matches. Overall, the coverage is consistent on the key point: Australia bring back Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon as they prepare for the August Tests against Bangladesh, with the squad announced as a 13-strong group.
Cummins, Hazlewood and Lyon return as Australia name Bangladesh Test squad
Australia name a 13-member squad for their two-Test series against Bangladesh with captain Pat Cummins and senior bowlers Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon returning to the group. Multiple outlets report...
- Australia announce a 13-strong squad for a two-Test series against Bangladesh.
- Captain Pat Cummins is named in the squad after recovering from injury.
- Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon also return to the squad after injury.
- The first Test starts on August 13 in Darwin, followed by a second Test in Mackay.
- The series is scheduled as Australia’s beginning of a busy period, with some reports noting their World Test Championship standing.
Australia return to full strength for two-Test series against Bangladesh, as injured trio return to strengthen squad.
3 hours agoCricket Australia announced a thirteen-member squad for the upcoming Bangladesh Test series. Key players Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Nathan Lyon are returning after recovering from injuries. Australia enters the series in excellent form, currently leading the World Test Championship standings. The Bangladesh series marks the beginning of a busy twelve-month schedule for the team. The first Test begins on August 13 in Darwin, followed by the second in Mackay.
3 hours agoAustralia have announced a 13-strong squad for the two-Test series against Bangladesh, starting August 13.
5 hours agoAustralia have been handed a huge boost to their bowling attack with the return of Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood to the squad for their two-Test series against Bangladesh.
6 hours agoAustralia have been handed a huge boost to their bowling attack with the return of Pat Cummins, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood to the squad for their two-Test series against Bangladesh.
6 hours agoAustralia have named a full-strength Test side for the first time in a year after captain Pat Cummins, along with Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon, were all named in the 13-strong squad for the two-game series against Bangladesh.
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